For competition in the 1998 FutureCar Challenge (FCC98), the University of Wisconsin - Madison FutureCar Team has designed and built a lightweight, charge sustaining, parallel hybrid electric vehicle by modifying a 1994 Mercury Sable Aluminum Intensive Vehicle (AIV), nicknamed the Aluminum Cow. The Wisconsin team is striving for a combined, FTP cycle gasoline-equivalent fuel economy of 21.3 km/L (50 mpg) and Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle (ULEV) federal emissions levels while maintaining the full passenger/cargo room, appearance, and feel of a full-size car. To reach these goals, Wisconsin has concentrated on reducing the overall vehicle weight. In addition to customizing the drivetrain, the team has developed a vehicle control strategy that both aims to achieve these goals and also allows for the completion of a reliable hybrid in a short period of time. With these selections, advanced methods of exhaust after-treatment, and efficient vehicle testing, the University of Wisconsin achieved our goal of being among the front-runners at the FCC98.
The Development of the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Hybrid-Electric Aluminum Intensive Vehicle
Sae Technical Papers
International Congress & Exposition ; 1999
1999-03-01
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Optimizing the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Hybrid-Electric Aluminum Intensive Vehicle
SAE Technical Papers | 2000
|The Development of the University of Wisconsin's Parallel Hybrid-Electric Aluminum Intensive Vehicle
British Library Conference Proceedings | 1999
|Optimizing the University of Wisconsin's parallel hybrid-electric aluminium intensive vehicle
Kraftfahrwesen | 2000
|British Library Conference Proceedings | 2000
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